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What bizarre misconceptions do people have about your field? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 4 months ago by communism@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 5 points 3 months ago

Not so much a professional field as a field of human experience, but being homeless.

People think the main things homeless people lack are:

food and drink
shelter
money

In actuality, most homeless people have at least some of that stuff. What they tend to totally lack, creating the difficulty in living a civilized life of dignity, are:

bathrooms/hygiene facilities
security
storage space